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2023 Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

5 Ranked Colleges
320 Degrees Awarded
$31,196 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Resource Management for a Bachelor's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Resource Management for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 2,933 people earned their degree in natural resource management, making the major the 178th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, natural resource management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,190 and had an average of $25,062 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 528 natural resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,596 and $24,691 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 320 natural resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Resource Management for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in natural resource management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great natural resource management programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the natural resource management program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Resource Management for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Resource Management for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 5 Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Resource Management for a Bachelor’s list. UH Manoa is a fairly large public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 32 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.

UH Manoa also made our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5.Our most recent data shows that 3 of the 18,025 students enrolled at UH Manoa were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,153. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Resource Management for a Bachelor’s list. Oregon State is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 160 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oregon State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,559 of the 32,312 students enrolled at Oregon State were GI Bill® students, of which 1,000 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,385. On top of their other funding sources, 17 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Oregon State does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of Redlands
Redlands, California

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Resource Management for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Redlands landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Redlands, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s resource management students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Redlands, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 12 of the 4,566 students enrolled at University of Redlands were GI Bill® students, of which 12 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,899. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Western Washington University
Bellingham, Washington

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Resource Management for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Washington University landed the #4 spot on the list. WWU is a public institution located in Bellingham, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

WWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.According to our most recent data, WWU supports 15,197 students, and 622 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 324 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,933. In addition to receiving other benefits, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Western Washington University Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Resource Management for a Bachelor’s. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 102 bachelors’s resource management degrees to qualified students.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also took the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Of the 22,440 students enrolled at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo, 268 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,027. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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